One Last Ride

Name: One Last Ride
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009-10-28T12:06:14-07:00

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Release date: Dec 31, 2003

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Movie Info

One man's life begins to crack under the weight of his compulsions in this drama. Michael (Patrick Cupo) works as a salesman for a garment firm in Los Angeles. Michael has a job, a wife named Gina (Anita Barone), and a baby on the way; however, he also has a gambling problem that is threatening to destroy him. As his debts mount, Michael is forced to lie to his boss (Charles Durning) in order to come up with money to pay his bookies, and as the pressures of his job and the coming responsibilities of fatherhood weigh on him, Michael sinks deeper and deeper into his addiction to gambling, always convinced the next bet will be the big win that pulls him out of the hole. One Last Ride was based on a play written by leading man Patrick Cupo.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Drama
Directed By:

Tony Vitale
Written By:

Patrick Cupo
In Theaters:

Dec 31, 2003 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jul 11, 2006
Runtime:

88 minutes
Studio:

Eclectic Entertainment

Cast

Patrick Cupo
as Michael

Chazz Palminteri
as Tweat

Robert Davi
as Michael's Father

Anita Barone
as Gina

Jack Carter
as Sid

Joe Marinelli
as Carmine

Mario Roccuzzo
as Charlie Figs

Tracey Walter
as Nicky

Tony Lee
as Richie

Charles Durning
as Orlick

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Critic Reviews for One Last Ride

All Critics (4) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (2)

It'd be unkind not to give Cupo credit for taking a gamble, and ending up with a halfway decent film. But taking a gamble isn't the same thing as pulling it off.

Apr 12, 2006 | Rating: 2/4

Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger
Top Critic
Cupo's script never quite settles on a point of view, toggling wildly from the wise-guy mechanics of loan sharks and race forms to the personal concerns of an expectant wife and a steady job.

Apr 7, 2006 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Mark Olsen
Los Angeles Times
Top Critic
The potent cast, Tony Vitale's assured direction and a solid foundation with lead thesp Patrick Cupo adapting his own play help mitigate many of the pic's deficiencies.

Apr 6, 2006

Robert Koehler
Variety
Top Critic
There's something about Cupo that keeps us interested despite the thinness of the material.

Apr 6, 2006

Adam Nayman
L.A. Weekly
Top Critic